Darren Criss

I play mostly guitar, and I played drums in my brother's band for a while growing up. ”

I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall in my lap. ”

I've always loved Broadway, but I never thought I'd actually do it because I was never a full Broadway dancer. And I don't have a big, booming voice. ”

For me, I think everybody with half a heart tries to do their best to do their part of good during the holiday season. ”

I'm not a mean person. ”

I'm in a real minority as far as having really supportive parents in regards to the arts. They never batted an eye as far as not letting me do that stuff. That's invaluable. I can't believe how unabashedly supportive they were about everything, between music and acting. ”

I'd like to be writing songs for other people - I just like writing songs. ”

I'm this goofball. I look at myself in the mirror, and the person that I know doesn't match up to what I think people love to perceive me as. ”

I mean, part of me would love to be a fat tenured professor of theater someday. ”

Challenge is good for any relationship. ”